Athens man stabbed in stomach

A Knottingham Drive man told Athens-Clarke police someone stabbed him in the stomach with a knife during a fight shortly after 11:15 a.m. Saturday on Martin Circle.

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According to police reports, a friend drove the man to Athens Regional Medical Center after he was stabbed. Witnesses told police the suspect showed up at a Martin Circle residence, "called out" the victim, pulled out a knife and tore the victim's shirt. Police said the man tried to run away, but the suspect grabbed him and stabbed him in the stomach before fleeing on foot.

Police said the assault followed a previous altercation involving an argument about the victim taking a video game system from the residence of the man who stabbed him.